Early Governors' Papers

At a meeting of a large majority of the Field and Staff Officers of the 9^th Brigade of Tennessee Militia - Camp at Brigade Drill on the 3^rd of September 1817 at Camp, James Sanford's place in the County of Rutherford.

Brigadier Genl Robert Purdy being called to preside as president and Brig. Quarter Master Joshua Haskell to act a[s] Secretary -

The meeting then proceeded to take into consideration the present man -ner of holding Brigade Drill muster, as at present prescribed by the Legislature of the State; When in motion &c It was -

Resolved, that it is the Opinion of this meeting, that the present mode of drilling militia Officers by Brigades is calculated to produce important benifits to the State of Tennessee so far as it regards their improvement in military [science?]

Resolved, that it is further the opinion of the meeting, that to take the Officers